Fire in the South poses existential threat to the nation

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Fire in the South poses existential threat to the nation

Published: 31 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Perhaps one day there will be a monument to all the brave teachers who sacrificed their lives trying to keep alive the light of education in Thailand's strife-ridden southern provinces.

Violence returns to Ban Tanyong School in Narathiwat’sBacho district. In 2008, two buildings at theschool werereduced to ruins in an arson attack. Earlier this month, Chonlathee Charoenchol, a teacher, wasshot dead in front of his students during lunch.

But who could blame a teacher for not wanting to teach there now?

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jacksprat
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Discussion 3 : 31 Jan 2013 at 21.163
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"but not Trang for reasons worth researching" He means Satun, which is majority Muslim but of mixed origins (Thai and Malay). Those who do speak Malay use a different dialect than Pattani and have ties to Kelantan, not Pattani.
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The Sultanate of Pattani was conquered in 1785 by Prince Surasi, the younger brother of Rama I, and has been ruled by the Thais ever since. Go to the Ministry of Defence and look at the huge cannon Phaya Thani, brought back from Pattani in 1785.
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Wow! The blame for the Southern insurgency doesn't fall more squarely on the should of Thaksin than in this analysis. Cunningham is usually balanced, he pulls no punches here.
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